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Illustraties voor het boek Sprookjes van Deirdre

Volgende week zaterdag is de presentatie van het boek door vertelgroep Ameland Vertel! in Herberg de Zwaan in Hollum. Er wordt over het boek en over Dimphy verteld, uit het boek voorgelezen, met live muziek ook. En ik ben er ook om de originele illustraties te laten zien.   


Vanaf nu laat ik hier en op mijn Facebook de illustraties één voor één zien. Ik plaats dus de komende weken 8 posts met 8 illustraties die voor de Sprookjes van Deirdre zijn gemaakt.

Je staat voor het raam en kijkt diep de heldere nacht in. Het knuffel lammetje op de vensterbank kijkt met je mee. Daar buiten is licht dat van de maan komt en de roeden van het raam verkleurt. Het jurkje hangt er klaar om gedragen te worden. Jij, lammetje en jurkje, jullie samen zijn aan het wachten. Jullie missen iets. Alles staat stil. En alleen de eeuwige sterren in de lucht geven jullie steeds de knipogen.   
Een stil verdriet, waar je niets aan kan doen. Waarbij je zegt: het is goed zo. 

Dit is ongeveer wat ik wilde schilderen toen ik dit verhaal van Dimphy dat "Sterre" heet, las. Deze illustratie is ook de omslag van het boekje geworden. Wil je weten waar dit prachtige sprookje in het echt over gaat? Lees straks het boek, dat vanaf volgende zaterdag beschikbaar is. 



Je kunt het boekje nog steeds voorbestellen en tijdens de presentatie ophalen. Of na de presentatie in Herberg de Zwaan kopen. Daarna is het boek te vinden in de boekenwinkels op Ameland. 


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